Adaptations will never fully satisfy all fans, which is one of the biggest challenges for directors and writers. We saw this most recently in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
James Gunn says goodbye to Marvel on a high note thanks to Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3. The movie that broke our hearts into a thousand little pieces as well as got us excited about the adventures of Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper,Star Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and the rest of the space crew.
And since the film finally arrived on the Disney Plus streaming catalog, it’s time to talk about how James Gunn had to defend the gender transition of one of his most powerful characters, Because some members of the public could not resist such changes in history.
This character’s gender change angered some fans
This happened in the then social network Twitter (now Thread), where users logan78106803 questions Gunn about Cosmo, a cute little dog with telekinetic powers, Well, in Marvel Comics he was introduced as Fred the Dog and he was male.
,Because Cosmo is based on the Russian dog Laika, who was the first living animal sent into Earth/space orbit.The director of The Suicide Squad said, “I changed the gender of the woman who was there, again.”
Fans are unhappy with Cosmo’s change in Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
And although the theme seemed obvious, as the filmmaker made clear his inspiration and tribute to user Lyca not smart Since then this approach has been emphasized The fact that Cosmo was never female in the comics remains a hot topic of discussion for some fans.
“I bow down to the real dog who died in space. Cosmo would not exist without Laika. Well, I did Mantis, Drax, High Evolutionary, and others, from humans to aliens, which seems like a big change to me. Why are you so worried about this?Gun is over.
This final response from the filmmaker seems to define his position perfectly, which is reflected in the film itself. guardians of the galaxy volume 3 There are many other character changes and a section of fans only keep an eye on Cosmo’s gender change.
Despite this discussion on social networks, the issue was clear and James Gunn did not hold back on it. don’t forget it guardians of the galaxy volume 3 It is available in the catalog of DisneyPlus.